Pownal is a town in Bennington County, of the Manchester-Bennington region of Vermont and is the southwesternmost town in Vermont. The town includes the villages of Pownal, North Pownal, and Pownal Center.

Pownal was the first town Benning Wentworth granted after the French and Indian wars. Brothers John and Thomas Pownall are both listed in the charter and are considered the source of the town's name.